Thread: Aluminum Panels
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Old 02-04-2003, 06:52 PM
Jon Miller Jon Miller is offline
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Hi Johnny,

I get a little confused when people start throwing around terms like "Bonnet", but I think that you are talking about lining the engine compartment.....I started with a 4'x12' sheet of 2024 T3 .025 Alclad from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty, cost was $158 delivered. I made templates from brown wrapping paper and then cut out the aluminum. I did all of the bending over the edge of a formica covered table. A sheet metal bending break would have been better, but you gotta use what you got. About 1000 pop rivets later I was done. The only change I would make is to use thinner or softer aluminum next time, maybe .015 or .020.

Good Luck!
-Jon
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